From the early 20th century through the 1960s, Kep was Cambodia's premier beach
town, drawing weekend holiday-makers to its picturesque shores and sporting
the ocean side villas of the privileged class. Nowadays, the old villas are in ruins,
and the town is known more for its oceanfront seafood stalls than for its beaches,
which are narrow and stony ...
Cambodia is a beautiful country with the temples of Angkor and Angkorian-era architecture.
Kep Travel Guide
From the early 20th century through the 1960s, Kep was Cambodia's premier beach town, drawing weekend holiday-makers to its picturesque shores and sporting the ocean side villas of the privileged class. Nowadays, the old villas are in ruins, and the town is known more for its oceanfront seafood stalls than for its beaches, which are narrow and stony, offering just a few slivers of sand. For the moment at least, Kep has a real out of the way feel to it - jungled mountains, empty beaches and few tourist services.
What to do?
Bokor Hill Station on Phnom Bokor and Kep Beach are perhaps the most popular day tour destinations out of Kampot. The area also offers several other attractions including pre-Angkorian ruins and caves, jungle trekking, bicycling tours, river cruises, island trips, isolated beaches, pepper plantations and some beautiful rural countryside.
Rabbit Island (Koh Tonsay in Khmer) is a great day trip which takes approximately half an hour by boat from Kep Beach. Bring your swimmers and have a paddle in the warm sheltered water, or just sun bathe on the beautiful beaches.
The Teuk Chhou zoo is a half hour tuk tuk ride from Kep in Cambodia. This small private zoo features a large collection of animals including monkeys, gibbons, sun bears, deer, elephants, lions, tigers, birds and snakes. If you come at the right time of year you may even see lion and tiger cubs.
